July 22, 2015, 5:00AM

A Forest Grove Police officer body camera captured a nearby car crash while on a routine traffic stop July 14. According to the police department, the video illustrates body-mounted cameras' ability to hold police and civilians accountable. Full story »

April 23, 2015, 6:30PM

Police cameras have landed in Forest Grove for a six-month pilot program at the city's police department. As of April 22, two officers are outfitted with head-mounted point-of-view cameras to record all enforcement contact with citizens. Full story »

April 23, 2015, 11:06AM

Glasses are one accessory the Forest Grove Police Department selected for its six-month police camera pilot program. The Taser Axon Flex cameras the department ordered can be mounted to the side of the clear glasses, to see what the officer wearing them sees. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

April 23, 2015, 11:06AM

A Taser Axon Flex police camera sits mounted to Forest Grove Police Officer Troy Maslen's helmet April 22, 2015, the first day of a six-month pilot program for the cameras. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

April 23, 2015, 11:06AM

The battery pack and control module of a Taser Axon Flex police camera (black box) is attached to Forest Grove Police Officer Troy Maslen's chest, with a chord running up to his helmet-mounted camera. Maslen is one of two Forest Grove officers to test the cameras in a six month pilot program, which began April 22, 2015. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove...

April 23, 2015, 11:06AM

Forest Grove Police Officer Troy Maslen wears a helmet-mounted police camera April 22, 2015, the first day of a six-month pilot program for the cameras at the department. Maslen said he was neutral about the cameras at first, but after using one for a day, he said he's excited about their potential benefits. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

April 23, 2015, 11:06AM

Forest Grove Police Officer Troy Maslen wears a helmet-mounted police camera April 22, 2015, the first day of a six-month pilot program for the cameras at the department. Maslen said he was neutral about the cameras at first, but after using one for a day, he said he's excited about their potential benefits. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

April 23, 2015, 11:06AM

A Taser Axon Flex police camera system sits on a charging and uploading dock at the Forest Grove Police Department April 22, 2015, the first day of a six-month pilot program for the cameras. When docked in the station, the camera automatically uploads its video to a secure, cloud-based evidence storage system. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

April 23, 2015, 11:06AM

Forest Grove Police Capt. Mike Herb (far right) and Officer Troy Maslen look over a map that shows the locations of citizen contacts Maslen made with a body-worn police camera on the first day of the department's camera pilot program, April 22, 2015. Dillon Pilorget/Forest Grove Leader

June 02, 2012, 8:00PM

I am reminded of my days working as a berry picker in grade school. I lived in the Laurelhurst neighborhood. School buses would carry us to the strawberry fields early each morning and bring us home in the afternoon. It was pleasant outdoor work. Full story »